Armament

In 1939, when Europe was rapidly descending into war, and the various air forces were…

In the early 1930s, the ideas of Colonel Antonio Mecozzi, theorizing the “Assault Aviation” were…

The “assault” aviation The specialization of dive-bombing found no fertile ground in Italy contrary to…

The Breda Modello 37 became the standardized Italian heavy machinegun for the Italian Army in WW2 and remained in service until the 1960s.

In the 1930s, the Italian army began modernizing its supply of Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 WW1 machineguns. The result was the Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.

The TZ-45 submachine gun utilized an innovative automatic grip safety, a first in history. This Italian weapon is a late entry in WWII, appearing in 1944.

Read about the origin and development of the Whitehead Torpedo at its factory in Fiume. The first real torpedo which dramatically changed warfare.

The Moschetto Automatico Beretta Modello 38, also known as MAB 38, is an Italian World War Two era submachine gun and considered one of the best of WWII.

The Beretta M1934 is a semi-automatic service pistol used by the Italian armed forces starting in 1935. Over one million were produced by 1991.

The Carcano bolt action rifle was a series of rifles used by the Italian military. It originated in 1891 and was used by the Regio Esercito during WWII.